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Table 4 Difference in the amount and incidence of all-cause medical and caregiving costs among groupsa

From: Reduction in all-cause medical and caregiving costs through innovative health awareness projects in a rural area in Japan: a retrospective cohort study

  

Count

Incidence

Estimated

RR

95% CI

P-value

Estimated

OR

95% CI

P-value

Before imputing

 Check-up type

SHC

Reference

   

Reference

   

CHAP

 − 0.171

0.843

(0.799–0.890)

 < 0.001

0.712

2.038

(1.315–3.158)

0.001

After imputing

 Check-up type

SHC

Reference

   

Reference

   

CHAP

 − 0.425

0.654

(0.576–0.742)

 < 0.001

 − 1.211

0.298

(0.197–0.450)

 < 0.001

  1. OR odds ratio, RR Risk score, SHC Standard health check-up, yrs Years
  2. aThe covariates used to adjust for differences in characteristics between the groups were age, sex, risk score (coronary heart disease), baseline care level, exercise habits, walking speed, and the Charlson Comorbidity Index (CCI). Exercise habits refer to engaging in exercise that induces sweating two or more times a week for more than 30 min (yes or no). Walking speed compared with a person of the same generation and sex (faster or slower)
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